Shiji: taste bud reversal

172. The taste of 'cheap' [two watches]

"I don't know why, I always feel that this aroma is a bit cheap..."

Some of the students began to whisper in the audience.

"I also feel this way, is it because Ye Shan Liang's strength has degraded?"

"This dish can't be a façade, right?"

“...... What are you talking about, this aroma is so charming, just smelling it makes people full of appetite, where does it come from?!"

"No, if you smell it carefully, there is really an indescribable sense of cheapness..."

Before Ye Shan Liang revealed his final dish, the students below were already divided into two factions, one group thought that Ye Shan Liang's spices had an indescribable weirdness, and the other group thought that this kind of taste could make people appetizing, and the two parties were the first to argue.

"You two can't have a sense of smell, right? That's the 'spice messenger' Ryo Hayama, Professor Shiomi Jun's assistant, how could he use cheap spices?"

"You're the one who has a problem with your brain, right? What is the effect of this smell that makes people unable to taste the urge to taste?"

"What's the point of content? Just look at the judges' comments, but the guy who said the spices tasted tempting, I guess you're not a spectator at Qualifier A, right?"

"Huh, I was watching the game in Hall B, is there any problem?"

"It's no wonder, having never seen a real 'aroma bomb', it's understandable to covet this cheap taste. "

"What do you say? Do you want a halberd?!"

Different from the students who insisted on their own words below, the judges on the stage, except for Nagi Senzaemon, the other few people all showed expressions like wild dogs seeing bones when they smelled the breath of the refreshing spices, and the majesty just now was swept away, and they were completely waiting for the meal to start, which was in stark contrast to the students in the audience who were still discussing whether Ryo Hayama's spices were cheap or not.

The students in the audience also seemed to notice this, and the judges at this time were impatiently holding spoons and constantly urging Ye Shan Liang to serve the food.

"Quick, quick!"

At the urging of the judges, Ye Shanliang put all the dishes in front of the judges, and suddenly, the tempting aroma of meat mixed with the smell of spices lingered on the tip of everyone's noses again, and several judges were not like the dishes that tasted the scarlet sand just now, and they had to make a tasting review, just stuffed a big mouthful into their mouths, and then before they knew it, the hamburger in their hands had actually been eaten!

"Really?!The judges seem to be happy with the dish?"

Dumbfounded as the judges on the stage gobbled up the scene regardless of their image, some of the students showed a blank look on their faces, "This cheap aroma... Shouldn't you evaluate it before you start talking?"

"It can't be shady, right?"

"But, but that gobbling up looks really not like it's pretending..."

"Could it be that my sense of smell is out of order?"

The students, who originally thought that this aroma was a little weird, fell into self-doubt when they saw the bold eating appearance of the judges on the stage and the casual words of beauty.

...... Is it really only me who feels that the taste of this spice is extremely weird?

Nagi Senzaemon's comments, they don't have the heart to pay attention to it, at this moment they all have only one voice, this dish that smells incomparably cheap, is it really so delicious that the judges say?

About half of the audience had such an idea.

Although no one dares to question it publicly, this is always a doubt, after all, the audience can't taste the contestant's food, and can only imagine the taste through the contestant's cooking techniques and the judges' description, but Ryo Hayama's dish... Different from the amazing cooking technique of Shinto's scarlet sand, people can't raise their appetite just by smelling the taste, and they don't know what's wrong, these students have been eating for several days since they smelled the smell of the unnamed curry at the qualifiers, no matter what they eat, they always feel tasteless in their mouths, and they feel extremely pungent when they smell things like spices.

For a while, the general audience present looked at the performance of the judges who were full of praise and praise, and their faces all showed suspicious eyes.

"That's... The judges for the autumn selection were brought by Senior Ruishan, right, do you think it's possible..."

One of the cadets suddenly turned his head to his companion.

"Shhhh

His companion quickly stopped the student from continuing, questioning the impartiality of the judges or something, which was definitely the biggest provocation for a food critic and chef!

“...... That's what I thought, yes, it's impossible... In other words, Hayama's food is really delicious, right?"

Being reminded by his companion like this, the student scratched his head and refocused his attention on the judges' seat.

"Hmm... I guess that the taste of that dish is surprisingly good... Right?"

His companion replied with great uncertainty.

This kind of conversation takes place in almost every corner of the venue, after all, everyone is a cook, and they have their own experience of the use of spices to a greater or lesser extent, and this pungent smell is too obvious to be ignored.

This is also the first time, the judges' opinion of the cuisine is completely contrary to the audience, and Shiraki, who is the culprit of all this, is at the position of Polestar Liao at this time, and takes a deep breath of the meat fragrance wafting in the venue, this refreshing fragrance makes his whole appetite a lot stronger.

And the interior of Polestar Liao is also divided into two schools because of different opinions on this aroma.

Those who were assigned to venue B in the qualifiers, such as Yuhime Yoshino and Megumi Tano, found Ryo Hayama's spices very tempting, while others such as Hayao Ibuzaki and Kohei Soma almost all watched the judges feast on the burgers with blank faces, and then gradually showed thoughtful expressions.

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